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Who invested in Airbnb

11 rounds we have observed, with the 34 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$4.0Braised across 11 rounds since 2009, from 12 sources

$20KSeed$600KSeed$7.2MSeries A$112MSeries B$6.6MVenture$200MSeries C$475MSeries D$1.5BGrowth$100MGrowth$555MSeries D$1.0BSeries F
Latest round
Series F, $1.0BMar 2017
Biggest round
$1.5BGrowth · Jun 2015
Step-upi
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Investors
34 (2 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20092011201320152017
$20KSeed$600KSeed$7.2MSeries A$112MSeries B$6.6MVenture$200MSeries C$475MSeries D$1.5BGrowth$100MGrowth$555MSeries D$1.0BSeries F
First round
Seed, $20K
Jan 2009
Biggest round
$1.5B
Growth · Jun 2015
Usual gap between rounds
10 months
the median of 10
AirbnbConsumer internet1 / 14Their pitch deckAirbnb's pitch deck, 14 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.

The rounds

  1. Mar 2017
    Series F$1.0B

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $1.0B sold, first sale Jul 2016

  2. Sept 2016
    Series D$555M2 new

    Reported by TechCrunchSEC filing: $555M sold, first sale Jul 2016

  3. Nov 2015
    Growth$100M1 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.5B sold, first sale Jul 2015

  4. Jun 2015
  5. Apr 2014
    Series D$475M4 new1 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $200M sold, first sale Dec 2012

  6. Nov 2012
    Series C$200M1 new3 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.com and 1 otherSEC filing: $117M sold, first sale Jul 2011

  7. Oct 2012
    Venture$6.6M2 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $117M sold, first sale Jul 2011

  8. Jul 2011
  9. Nov 2010
  10. Apr 2009
  11. Jan 2009
    Seed$20K1 new

    Reported by techcrunch.com

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 7 on the team.

  • Ari BaloghExecutive Officeri
  • Belinda JohnsonExecutive Officeri
  • Brian CheskyExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Dave StephensonExecutive Officeri
  • Greg GreeleyExecutive Officeri
  • Joe GebbiaExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Nathan BlecharczykExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediAlfred LinAngela AhrendtsAnn MatherJeff JordanKenneth Chenault

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Series B2011Venture2012Series C2012Series D2014Growth2015Growth2015Series D2016Series F2017Sequoia CapitalAshton KutcherAndreessen HorowitzCrunchFundT. Rowe PriceYouniversity VenturesTCVLGoogleLY CombinatorGeneral Catalyst

Everyone who backed them

Sequoia CapitalVC firm7rounds
Ashton KutcherVC firm3rounds
Andreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds
CrunchFundVC firm2rounds
T. Rowe PricePrivate equity2rounds
Youniversity VenturesVC firm2rounds
TCVPrivate equity1round, led 1
GoogleAccelerator1round, led 1
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
General CatalystVC firm1round
SV AngelVC firm1round
Founders FundVC firm1round
GreylockVC firm1round
GGV CapitalVC firm1round
Temasek HoldingsVC firm1round
FidelityVC firm1round
FirstMarkVC firm1round
General AtlanticPrivate equity1round
TPGPrivate equity1round
Horizons VenturesVC firm1round
DST GlobalPrivate equity1round
Elad GilVC firm1round
Sherpa CapitalVC firm1round
Keith RaboisVC firm1round
Baillie GiffordAsset manager1round
Dragoneer InvestmentPrivate equity1round
Oliver JungAngel1round
CBC CapitalVC firm1round
Jeff BezosAngel1round
Hillhouse Capital GroupPrivate equity1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 40 firms list Airbnb as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

FJ LabsVC firmPer its own site
Lerer HippeauVC firmPer its own site
Craft VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Granite VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Iconiq CapitalGrowth equityPer its own site
Band of AngelsAngel networkPer its own site
MetaProp VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Transmedia CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Bezos ExpeditionsFamily officePer its own site
Geodesic CapitalVC firmPer its own site
ICONIQ CapitalFamily officePer its own site
CapitalGCorporate VCPer its own site
A.Capital VenturesVC firmPer its own site
SWaN & Legend Venture PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Amity VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Sixth StreetPrivate equityPer its own site
MetaProp NYCVC firmPer its own site
Mighty CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Smile GroupVenture studioPer its own site
Darwin VenturesFund of fundsPer its own site
Dedicated VCVC firmPer its own site
M.G. SieglerVC firmPer its own site
Oceanic PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Adventure CapitalPrivate creditPer its own site
Aliya Capital PartnersPrivate equityPer its own site
Taurus VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Thynk VenturesVC firmPer its own site
3SPOKEPrivate creditPer its own site
AHM Group of CompaniesVC firmPer its own site
Bull PartnersAngel networkPer its own site
Club Awesome Holding GmbHCompanyPer its own site
ComposeVCVC firmPer its own site
HPR CapitalPrivate equityPer its own site
Haymaker GrowthInvestment firmPer its own site
InvestX CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Jazzya InvestmentsFamily officePer its own site
Junipero CapitalVC firmPer its own site
K2 GlobalVC firmPer its own site
LQ Pacific PartnersPrivate equityPer its own site
MSA NovoVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Airbnb

Who invested in Airbnb?

Airbnb's investors include Sequoia Capital, Ashton Kutcher, Andreessen Horowitz, CrunchFund and T. Rowe Price, and 29 more on record.

How much has Airbnb raised?

Airbnb has raised $4.0B across 11 rounds since 2009.

When did Airbnb last raise?

Airbnb's most recent round was a Series F of $1.0B in Mar 2017.

What was Airbnb's biggest round?

Airbnb's largest round on record is $1.5B (Growth), in Jun 2015.

Who backed Airbnb first?

Airbnb's first round on record, in Jan 2009, was backed by Y Combinator.

What stage is Airbnb at?

Airbnb's latest named round is a Series F, in Mar 2017.

Where is Airbnb based?

Airbnb is based in the United States.

Who led Airbnb's rounds?

TCV led the Series D in 2016.

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